After Paris exit, Trump is more isolated than ever
Tesla, Walt Disney, Goldman Sachs, Ford, France, Italy, Germany, Pittsburgh, Leon Panetta — all turn their back on the US president
Washington — The response to US President Donald Trump’s announcement he is exiting the Paris climate accord and wants to renegotiate on his terms was immediate: the leaders of France, Germany and Italy said no. On Wall Street, corporate executives pilloried the businessman president. Goldman Sachs CEO tweeted for the first time, calling the move a setback for the world. Tesla’s Elon Musk and Bob Iger of Walt Disney quit a White House advisory council in protest. Even the mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — a city Trump highlighted as a beneficiary of his decision to turn his back on the global pact — vowed to abide by the Paris agreement. Trump’s decision leaves him more alienated than ever, isolated on the world stage and increasingly embattled at home. Coming against the backdrop of sprawling probes into ties between Russia and Trump’s campaign, the backlash threatens to sap the president’s power when he needs it most to advance domestic priorities such as tax reform and a health...
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